Generational responsibility: Could ESG shape the future of financial strategy for sovereign wealth funds?
Oxford University’s Ana Nacvalovaite says sovereign wealth funds will ’embrace a more nuanced approach’ to ESG
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Are the social benefits of crypto-assets being ‘overlooked’ by ESG fund managers?
Fund managers remain reluctant to include crypto-assets in their funds despite ‘real world social impact’
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Q&A: Vontobel’s Frontczak on medical aid, Ozempic and healthcare innovation
Vontobel’s Joanna Frontczak is an analyst on the firm’s global impact equities fund
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Quilter’s WealthSelect adds global and healthcare strategies to sustainable MPS
Funds from Alliance Bernstein and Redwheel have been introduced to the managed portfolio service
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Shareholders ramp up pressure on Barclays, HSBC and Amazon this AGM season
Investor groups have questioned Barclays’ and HSBC’s sustainability policies, while Amazon called to consider workers’ rights
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Big Society Capital to change name amid plans to scale up funding
‘Raising the profile of social impact investing in the UK’
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Q&A with CCLA’s Corah: Focusing on sustainable leaders is not unleashing the power of our industry
James Corah tells PA Future why the ESG backlash is ‘ridiculous’ and how CCLA focuses on areas where it can make meaningful change
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CCLA supports launch of young care leaver scheme
The £3.6m programme will support young care leavers transitioning to adulthood
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Orchard Street appoints head of responsibility and ESG
To deliver measurable social and environmental impact within its Impact fund
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New Beginnings with EQ Investors’ Salge: Not all parts of the financial services industry are ‘grown up’ about ESG
Louisiana Salge says the only way to prevent the misled politicisation of ESG is by having detailed discussions on intentions and motivations
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World Health Day: How AI plays a pivotal role in advancing healthcare
Investors expect AI to provide ‘the greatest potential for transformative impact’ in this vital sector
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Watery potential: Tackling both the pipe and the dream of water security globally
Stephanie Niven, global sustainable equity portfolio manager at Ninety One, highlights the investment opportunities and challenges around water supply